Editing John Sebastian (section)

===Live performances===
[[Image:John Sebastian 1979.jpg|thumb|Performing at the Woodstock Reunion 1979 at [[Parr Meadows]] in [[Ridge, New York]]]]Sebastian left the Lovin' Spoonful in 1968 and did not play with any later versions of the band, except for a brief reunion with the other three original members to appear in [[Paul Simon]]'s 1980 film ''[[One-Trick Pony (film)|One-Trick Pony]]'', and again for a single performance at their [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] induction ceremony in 2000.<ref name="RRHOF" />

{{quote box|quote= [The Lovin'] Spoonful couldn't compete in 1974 because only two of its members [are] still in music.{{nbsp}}... I'm enjoying playing with other musicians and wouldn't trade it for what at best would be propping up [an] old idol for the bucks its memory might evoke.<ref name="VV 1974">{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Howard|last2=Van Der Horst|first2=Brian|title=Scenes: The Lovin' Half-Spoonful?|date=December 9, 1974|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|page=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ef5NAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA14|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |source=– John Sebastian, 1974|width=25%|align=left|salign=right|style=padding:8px;}}

Sebastian has continued to tour and play live, both solo and with a variety of backing bands. He had a long association with the eclectic rock band [[NRBQ]], dating back to the early 1980s, when he played on NRBQ's album ''Grooves in Orbit'' (1983). He has said that NRBQ "to a large extent, picked up where The Lovin' Spoonful left off" because of NRBQ's "wide range of musical styles that they're not only able but accurate at playing," and he expressed appreciation for NRBQ's support during a low point in his career.<ref>DeAngelis, John, [http://www.nrbq.com/history/js_interview.html "Keeping the Magic Alive: The John Sebastian Interview"], ''DISCoveries Magazine'', excerpted at nrbq.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.</ref> In turn, Sebastian helped NRBQ by using them on his own [[Nelvana]] and [[Disney Channel]] soundtrack projects during a period when litigation prevented them from recording.<ref>Freedman, Sam. [https://web.archive.org/web/20151016205628/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/nrbq-rsvp-19900111?page=2 "N.R.B.Q. R.S.V.P."], ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'', January 11, 1990, archived at Rollingstone.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.</ref> Sebastian has used NRBQ as his own backing band,<ref name=boone /> appeared regularly at their concerts,<ref>Holden, Stephen, [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/26/arts/rock-sebastian-and-nrbq.html "Rock: Sebastian and NRBQ"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 26, 1982, archived at NYtimes.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.</ref><ref>Catlin, Roger, [https://www.courant.com/1999/11/25/its-nrbqs-time-at-toads/ "It's NRBQ's Time at Toad's"], ''[[Hartford Courant]]'', November 25, 1999, archived at courant.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.</ref> and recorded frequently with the band members,<ref>[http://www.nrbq.com/history/js_discography.html John Sebastian/ NRBQ Discography], nrbq.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.</ref> and NRBQ founding member [[Terry Adams (musician)|Terry Adams]] refers to Sebastian as an "honorary member" of the band.<ref>Oates, Bridget, [http://www.slideshare.net/BridgetOates/016017key0515hearroadwarriorsterryadamsspreadlow-res "Terry Adams: NRBQ Co-Founder Goes From Funk to Monk"], ''Keyboard'', May 2015, p. 16.</ref> Although he performed Lovin' Spoonful songs solo and with NRBQ (who were themselves promoted in the 1980s as "the new Lovin' Spoonful"<ref name=boone />), he declined to reunite with several former Spoonful members in 1991.<ref name=larkin>Larkin, Colin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA2714 ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 5th Concise Edition.''] Omnibus Press, 2011, p. 2714. {{ISBN|978-0-85712-595-8}}.</ref>

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Throughout the 1990s, Sebastian frequently appeared with the J-Band, a [[jug band]] including [[Fritz Richmond]] from the [[Jim Kweskin|Jim Kweskin Jug Band]], jug band pioneer [[Yank Rachell]], [[Jimmy Vivino]], and [[Geoff Muldaur]].<ref name="SHOF" /> Sebastian and the J-Band were featured in ''Chasin' Gus' Ghost'' (2007), a documentary about the roots and influence of jug band music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chasingusghost.com/bios/cast/ |title=''Chasin' Gus' Ghost'' documentary web site |publisher=Chasingusghost.com |access-date=October 14, 2010 |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513141016/http://www.chasingusghost.com/bios/cast/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1087795/ IMDB entry for ''Chasin' Gus' Ghost'' documentary.]</ref> The film screened in August 2007 at the San Francisco Jug Band Festival (where Sebastian performed with other musicians featured in the film, including [[Geoff Muldaur]], [[Maria Muldaur]], [[Jim Kweskin]] and [[David Grisman]]) and made its film festival debut in October 2007 at the [[Woodstock Film Festival]]. In the film Sebastian humorously explains (with musical accompaniment) how his song, "Younger Girl", was inspired by [[Gus Cannon]]'s "Prison Wall Blues."

Sebastian's live performances in the 2000s have included performing as a trio with country blues duo [[Paul Rishell and Annie Raines]] in 2002; touring with [[Maria Muldaur]] and her Garden of Joy jug band in 2009; and occasional appearances with mandolinist [[David Grisman]], with whom Sebastian played in the [[Even Dozen Jug Band]] in the 1960s and more recently collaborated on a CD album release, ''[[Satisfied (David Grisman and John Sebastian album)|Satisfied]]''. In 2008 he performed solo, but with Roger McGuinn of the Byrds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Each would play songs solo, but alternate their sets with each other.